Article 2 Continuation and adaptation of existing law

Subject to the provisions of this section, all law in force in a Territory immediately before the dissolution of the Federation shall continue to have effect as respects that Territory, subject however to amendment or repeal by the Legislature of the Territory or other authority empowered in that behalf.

The Governor of a Territory may, by order made before the dissolution of the Federation, declare that any law of the Federal Legislature specified in the order shall cease to have effect as respects that Territory on the dissolution of the Federation, and that law shall cease to have effect accordingly.

The Governor of a Territory may, by regulation made before 1st July 1964, make as respects that Territory such modifications or adaptations in any law made by the Legislature of the Territory or the Federal Legislature in force immediately before the dissolution of the Federation and continuing to have effect in that Territory as appear to him necessary or expedient in consequence of any provision of this Order:

Provided that this subsection shall not have effect in relation to any of the Acts specified in section 68.

Subsections (1), (2) and (3) shall have effect subject to the other provisions of this Order.

A regulation made under subsection (3) shall have effect from such time, not being earlier than the dissolution of the Federation, as may be specified therein:

Provided that where by virtue of any such regulation a power is conferred to make any regulation, order or appointment or to do any other act, the power may be exercised at any time after the making of the first-mentioned regulation, so however that any regulation, order or appointment made or other act done under the power shall not have effect before the first-mentioned regulation has effect.

In this section, any reference to a law made by any legislature includes a reference to any instrument having the force of law made under such a law.